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Originally posted by The_Return
City of the Dead could get confused with Fulci's City of the Living Dead. Not by mainstrem audiences of course, but by true horror fans and film buffs. I think Dusk or Twilight of the dead would be the best titles...
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But then, of course, TWLIGHT OF THE DEAD was an alternate title for CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD -- the day the film opened in Los Angeles, half the ads had TWILIGHT for the title instead of CITY! (It may have been a retitling for a cut version, beause the TWLIGHT ads were rated R; the CITY ads were unrated.)
So, using either title for the Romero sequle could cause confusion for hardcore horror buffs.
Actually, I don't see the problem with making a direct sequel to land. Although I like the concept of using the zombie phenomenon as the only link between the films, it never hurts to change pace, and the idea of a zombie road movie, with the characters crossing the country in Dead Reckoning, provides the opportunity to try something different.